The Power of Empathy

A few weeks ago, my wife and I joined our friends at a local movie theater screening of the beautiful new documentary “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?,” which celebrates the life and legacy of Fred Rogers, titular host of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. A warm and universally-beloved figure, Fred Rogers spent over four decades patiently teaching children that they were loved, important, and that their feelings mattered. While many of his contemporaries in children’s entertainment aspired to nothing more